School: Currach Chluana (Croughclooney) (roll number 7885)
- Location:
- Currach Cluana, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)Giants, witches etc.
who bit her leg off, She changed herself into a woman again. She hadonly one leg and died from the results.
- Woman who used to cure Diseases.
There lived in Knockperry, Co Tipperary a woman named Síle O Daly and she used cure horses and cattle and all the farmers stock and even the people.
She had all herbs growing in her garden, such as "piosac buide", "croib dearg", "cairearbán", etc. She was called "cailleac Síle". In those days any such woman was called "cailleac". - Informant
- James Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- An Bhuaile Shalach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
